Holiday dinners — leave the cooking to us

This article was originally published in November 2009

collage of PCC holiday dinners

(November 2009) — Take the hassle out of the holidays and order a complete holiday dinner from your local PCC deli.

This Thanksgiving we’re offering traditional turkey dinners, a ham dinner, a vegetarian or vegan lasagna dinner, and for the first time, a vegan Field Roast dinner.

Our meals require only heating and serving and feature the healthy, fresh ingredients that are a hallmark of PCC.

All our meats are produced without artificial hormones or antibiotics — including free-range turkeys from Diestel and bone-in, spiral-sliced hams from Garrett County. Choose from a cheese or root vegetable lasagna, or a locally made cranberry hazelnut Field Roast en croute.

Our side dishes are made from scratch using old-fashioned recipes and only the best ingredients. Depending on the meal you choose, sides include roasted squash, steamed broccoli, maple-glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, rolls from Essential Bakery, apple-sage stuffing, and cranberry-orange relish. You won’t find artificial colors or flavors in our gravy, either.

For dessert you’ll enjoy one of our deep-dish fruit or pumpkin pies, made with a flaky, butter crust that’s irresistible.

For full details on each dinner and to place your order, visit our complete holiday guide or pick up a holiday meals brochure at any PCC store.

You will find that PCC holiday dinners make for a fantastic meal at a fantastic value.

Also in this issue

Organic cotton: As important as organic food

When you think about supporting organic agriculture and choosing sustainably produced products, don’t forget cotton — the world’s most important non-food crop. Non-organic cotton is considered the world’s “dirtiest” crop by the Environmental Justice Foundation.

The legacy of farmland: announcing the Agrarian Circle

We’re pleased to announce the Agrarian Circle — a program that designates the PCC Farmland Trust in your will — so this important work can continue, long after we’re gone. Local, organic farmland is a legacy we are passing on to future generations, and now it can be part of your personal legacy as well.

News bites, November 2009

USDA to clarify “natural”, USDA restores pesticide database, GE sugar beets stopped, and more